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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-09-08
An Interesting Charaetsr.

In Duxbury, Mass. there lives in lonely
old house most interesting character. Cap
tain John Alden, . man Of seventy-four, 10
the only occupant. He d able to trace his
descent through seven generations back to
John Alden, who came over in the May.
flower. The house In which he lives was
built In 1858. The captain il veteran Of the
-sdvil war and draws Q pension. He Il very
proud OF his descent from John Alden and
Priscilla. CAica0o zrtbwas.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-09-08
He Asked Just TO Obligs Nellie.

NJ A1ko0 WuBs 70 Ouu80 No1ues
Ponsonby-Sir, have come TO request
the honor Of your daughters hand In mar
Pompano- -Imposuiblsl Never viii I dive
my consent.
fcnaonby leaxicualy)-Is your dscision
Hompano (ermlyl-lti II
Eon6c9hx (npeh rslievsdl ThsntA Az
;3Re: e! :es l5,S 4 "a \ iuss = esliis hs'-ss
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-09-08
A QUEER INSTRUMENT.

Have you ever noticed the queer instru-
ment women invariably use to drive chick
ems out of the garden with?" asked Mo
Corkle.
II have noticed that they always shoe
them out" replied Fangle, "but never no
ticed them use any queer instrument"
"You mentioned 1t. They drive them out
with hoarse shoo."
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-09-08
HE DIED YOUNG.

HE DIED YOUNG.
Jones-I suppose you have read that new
book, How to Live Hundred Years."
Robinson-Yes; in fact, knew the author
of it very well.
Jones-Kasr him? Don't you know him
now?
Robinson-Well, you see he died since his
book was issued. It was very sad, poor
fellow! He was only forty-one years of age.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-09-08
ONE o. TIE CuRs.

Briggs-I read to-day about dog which
gets intoxicated q often q he can get any
liquor to drink.
Quimby-He must be one Of the 'curs of
gum" the temperance orators speak Of.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-09-08

ANEW COLOR.
WELL" remarked Tnpper, "Tve heard of
crushed strawberry, elephants breath. ashes
of roses, whipped cream and other queer
names for colors, but this new shade has the
worst name ever heard Of"
''What is it," asked Briggs.
1T is called slapped baby Wonder
what kind of shade that is? 2"
II should think" replied Briggs, who has
had experience, ''that it was Q decided
yeller."
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-09-08
IN LIGHTER VEIN.

As TO WOMEN REPoRTERs.
mo; don't like women as reporters"
remarked the editor of the Bungtown Bugie
a. he placed his feet ON the religious editors
desk.
Wherefore? p asked the latter.
Hired one month ago. She had the
Journalistic fire;' you know they all have
It; wanted to make her mark in the world
OF letters; that's what they all want. 30 1
engaged her."
"Just co."
"Well, the first thing sent her to report
was the commencement of the Female Col
iege. Thought she d do it nicely, you know"
Precisely"
swell, sir, when I came to look over her
copy there was the most elaborate descrip-
tion Of the graduates dresses you ever saw.
She knew she'd done it we'll, and was stand
ing smiling by my chair, waiting for COM
mendation, when said: Where's the rest
of itT
"'What restr said she.
"'All about the essays replied.
49, she said, Il didn't suppose you
wanted them, and she burst out crying.
No, sir, l want no more female reporters
on my paper"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-02

sake 70 shield ~ from persecution. J
admire and respect him beyond III
words. He has even deceived you.
These were bitter words. spoken n
. tone Of scorn that cut home.
leave the room instantly. II you
marry Rupert Psulet. Il viii not be
with my consent"
Mr. Codd seemed TO have something
more 70 say.
There il another matter Of more
importance 70 me personally Lady
Umfreville." he stammercd . little.
You have another daughter-she Il
charming girl. II il not possible that
her affections are already engaged
Have ! your permission to pay my adj
dresses to hcr?"
The Countess was dumfounded.
'.Mr. Codd. / am amazed. How
have you made her acquaintance? She
Is yet in the schoolroom.
Mr.. Codd explained rather lamely.
Lady Umfreyille sighed. This was .
mitigation Of calamity. II Geraldine
insisted on marrying Rupert. who was
so likely to give assistance Is Mr..
Codd. Il . brother-in-law?
1t came to pass at the end Of the sea-
son that Lady Umfreville's two lovely
daughters we're given away at the same
altar.
'Optimus is darling" wrote Lady
Margaret = month later to her sister.
He is Just the sort Of husband to suit
me. Every one ought to marry . city
man. He thinks every thing ! say and
do Is right and is, Oh! 50 generous. He
isn't handsome. but then he isn't bit
Jealous. and lets me dance with all the
best looking men. and when ] come
back to him think how stupid they
all were. and when l tell him 50 he
looks rather pleased. I'm glad now
didn't come out last season. I'm sure
you can't be as happy As | am. ! have
asked the dull old Fraulein TO come
and spend week with US out Of graft
tude. She never told mamma how
Optimus used to meet Us in the park.
Mamma has given up the house a
Prince s-gate. She Is coming to u
for . month next season. She Is very
fond Of Optimus now. She says b.
is her favorite son-in-law. think ht
gives her handsome checks"
All this was absolutely true, the Civ
ing Of checks not the least part Of It
Rupert Paulet goes to the city reg
ularly and prospers exceedingly. ye
managing to combine large amour
Of pleasure with business Lad.
Geraldine Is the happiest Of wives
and Is never naughty toward Mr.. Code
nowadays. London Life
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-02

How % Harvest and store Thls Tooth
some and Profitable Vegetable.
The sweet potato harvest should be-
gin immediately after the first decisive
frost. The vines ere dragged on with
an ordinary turning pillow, barely let
ting ii into the ground between the
rows. After this the tubcrs are lifted
with potato digger. In the absence
Of these useful implements, the work
can be done fairly well with q turning
pillow, though greater care must be used
in picking up tho potatoes, as the turn
ing plow will cover up good many.
The usual mode Of putting up sweet
potatoes in the South, is in banks or
conical heaps. containing from thirty
to hundred and fifty bushels each;
the smaller ones are picked out and
put in a separate bank for seed. After
piling up the crop evenly. the heaps
are covered with layer Of dry corn.
stalks or other litter. and then with
earth, which need not be more than an
inch and half thick 1t harvest time.
but which should be gradually in.
creased to four or six inches Is winter
advances
Potato houses are used by some
growers in preference to banking the
tubers. When made with double wallis
with sawdust well packed between the
walls, the cold Is cfFcctually excluded.
Such ! potato house may Be partitioned
on into bins holding from twenty e
fifty bushels each, In which the tubcrl
can be stored away in dry sand.
When banking sweet potatoes, either
in potato house or under an open
shed. IL Is very important 10 leave an
opening q six or eight inches at the
top Of the bank for ventilation. Soon
after being dug. potatoes seem TO un.
dergo . sweating process, which vii
cause rot II the air Il excluded. II
cold weather this aperture has e ~
closed with an armful Of straw o. hay
-AmcrjcaS Aaricslturisk
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-02

y1urrah' hurrah Tor Bachelors Hall:
me queens away and Tim monarch Of all;
1 don't have 20 hang up my coat or my hat
Ana when got lonely talk % the cot.
come when like. ana 90 when chooss.
qne ancst cigars help me scatter the blues;
10 bundles carry. and nothing buy:
there's no one % care about-only big Z"
revel II widest confusion around;
There isn't thing IN lts place 70 Be found;
~ books and newspapers. they litter the
That hasn's for weeks seen Ne sight Of :
broom
<rhere's clothing or something on every chair;
~ beds never made. bus its little care;
/ sleep ike . top for there's no one 70 cali
take solid comfort IN Bachelors Hall.
I've used al the dishes. and now vs. my fate
10 eat when I'm home. on the back OF plate;
I'm learning 70 cook. but alas. confess
I choose 70 90 hungry than swallow the mesa
But Bachelors HAIL with IL comfort and
quiet
Il almost tho spoo1y for regular diet;
No children live In II 70 welcome their dad,
No supper - waiting. no wife-O. 90 gladi
NO. Nothing but ghosts Of the loved ones
away
fnhabn the tomb where alone must stay.
Compelled TO break silence by having . chat
Win my woeful companion. the strange set
ing cat.
q. gladly TIL yield my crown. scepter and all
The Kingly delights Of Bachelors Hall
To the Queen Of the Home when she comes
with her train
10 wisely and lovingly over me reign
III e. Dodge. IN Detroit Free Press.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-02

when woman Arrives et Inte11ectua1 and
Graceful Maturity.
From being passe At twenty to be-
ing charming at thirty tells in itself
the whole tale OF woman's growth for
the past century. That peculiar COM
bination Of angel and idiot which was
the ideal woman was unthinkable ex-
cept in the teens. Idiocy can not be
angelic after the first score Of years.
The rosebud Is delightful and every
body loves il, but there is not woman
left who would care to be always
eighteen Up to thirty-five a woman
is not now at all abashed at owning
her age. She knows she has but
gained in charm; she knows that the
man who fought shy 81 taxi ms her out
to dinner during her first season, and
who was mute and bored during the
whole time that he sat BY her side will
seek her out in company now. and
will recognize her added experience
and maturity BY giving her credit
for common sense in the talk he
begins with her. She knows that
where her crudeness used to drive Of
people worth knowing. she can at her
will call them about her now.
Frau Won Stien was past thirty when
she carried Oh Goethe captive after he
had weathercd the dangers Of the
younger Lillis. Charlottcs and the rest.
And IN New York or any Of the coun-
try's great centers to-day il Is not the
younger woman whose position in the
only society that is worth the name il
happiest or best established. Tho
woman who marries is twenty-five
when she used to be fifteen. The
woman who gathers about her any cir
Gle that deserves the name Of salon Is
Mary l. Booth. at fifty; Mrs Martha
j. Lamb. with the gray hairs coming:
Mrs. Frank Leslie: Jenny June. with .
third Of century Of active work in the
city behind her; or at the younger
Miss Grace III. Dodge. on the border
line Of the thirties; women who are
often better looking and always better
worth seeing than when they were
Younger. II il tribute to the com
mon sense ~ the day that things
should be as they are. The world will
always feel and acknowledge girls
fresh charm. There Is nothing else
quite like II. But the mature woman,
whose face has thought and knowledge
| in II. and who does rs well. il the
woman who Is crowned queen after
all. -O,irc Log1n. IN PhiladeipAis Press.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-02

First Omaha Man-Eureka! I've
struck IL At last. It's new invention.
Millions In II.
Second Omaha Mani don't take
much stock in patterns.
Yes. but this one II . dead sure
thing II Il . hand-organ modelled aft-
er the automatic race tracks you zee IN
hotels
Wont pay"
..rn have them everywhere. and will
rake in thousands Of dollars day.
Every body who comes along will drop
q nickel into t."
dropping : nickel into \ starts Il 70
playing, I suppose"
mo. that ssops it, Omaha World.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-02
THE GOLDEN CALF.
Mr.. Optimus Codd Renders
Friendly Service.

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house II Mavss;r- where ~ c.xs
most recherchs bannuct. H. h.d
also contriyed 20 be elected 20 two ~
three god clubs n copscopencc -.
cietv was making inquiries about him.
and usinu cverv ende.vor - .ubst.r'
tate the minors u his enormou.
wealth. Doors could pot ~ shut uror
IN absolute Crnsus II exterior IN
gentleman who was the object a. y
many attentions was not ~ III prepos,
sessinc ~ sr;te - T..dv rmt,sx;ii.,.
Charitable verdict H. had cco5,
natured a. face with ~ ssi;er,
features aud reddish hair ~ . ~
fractory nature. His small gray eve,
had, however. At times 4 sinrularl,
keen and acute REGARD. Such eve,
might fathom 4 good deal 81 humb,,s-
He dressed well and wore no jcwclry
bearing the manner and voice Of !
gentleman. His discretion showed Il
self in nothing more than in his abilit,
70 keep silence about himself ant
others.
When Mr.. Codd slowly made Nj,
way across the ballroom toward thu
striking group near The conser vator,
he was the object Of many regards
After the Hon. Rupert had presented
The Press., 1887-11-24
Muskrat. Along the Canals.

For three miles the bank behind the towpath is very high and compactly built, with willows thickly planted, verftahle bulwark against the Delaware, which sweeps along short distance away. In the spring the river comes up to the very banks, and is constant source of danger. At such times the path walker is on duty day and night, plugging the smallest holes with sod, filling in where the rain has started a gully, and building the bank higher where it has washed away. In ordinary times each walker has n stretch of fourteen miles to watch. He walks down the towpath one day and back on the heelpath the next, with 8 shovel or pick to make repairs, or armed with a scyth to trim the briers, ivies and elders. His worst enemy is the muskrat, whose holes, running far into the bank, may at any moment make an outlet and become; I a dangerous break Against these rav- ages the company supply special guar dian in the person of the ratter. The whole length of the canal is divided 1 up among several men who make. | it their business to trap musk rats all the year round. They use an ordinary steel trap without teeth, which they set as near as possible in the path of the main entrance or regularly used track to the rat hole. The men are paid wages by the day, and the noses and tails are redeemed by the company at if teen certs once month The pelts belong to the ratter, and are cured by him, to be sold later at an average of about eighteen cents each. Any rat trapped within 8 mile of the canal is Q legitimate catch, and ia days work is from ten to fifteen.
 "What harm can rat do mile awayH" asked Scraps.
 ''He may come over here any fine morn ing, and if he don't, his children will You can't count on rat till he is skinned. have been trapping them thirteen years, and I don't know all their ways yet. Sometimes they are too cunning to go within ten feet of a man's track, and other times they will walk into bag and lie down. ''-' Snubbin' Through Jersey" in The Century.
The Press., 1887-11-24
A Story of Lincoln.

Abraham Lincoln was on one occasion trying case in -Sapgamon county, uls., against q very able lawyer, who made such a convincing speech to the jury that Mr. Lincoln saw that it had produced an impression. The gentleman was not only precise in his oratory hut in his dress, and MT. Lincoln saw 8 flaw in his usual fault less attire. Gentlemen of the jury" said "Old Abe" when he arose to speak, 'the gentleman who has just spoken has made strong argument, He has quoted the law and evidence, and it is not for me to say that he is wrong. He may be correct in all he has said. But want you to take 8 good look at him. Look especially at the upper half, and then, gentlemen, tell me if any man who comes before you with his standing collar buttoned wrong end to, with the points sticking away out behind his ears, may not be altogether mistaken in all his arguments.n The plan was successful. MT. Lincoln had broken the spell which the eloquence of his oppo- nent had thrown over the jury.-Ben: Perley POore. -sz
The Press., 1887-11-24
Testing supsrstitious FAncies.

Some time ago, in conversation with & gentleman from the country an in- stance of superstition was brought to my attention that was different from any thing had ever heard, though it may not be new to some of you. "A horse died for me last spring." he said, "and asked 8 neighbor to hitch pair of horses to the carcass and drag it out to the woods. He seemed unwilling to do so, and offered to compensate him. 'Oh, it isn't that, he replied, with an embarrassed air. It's bad thing to do. It is quite likely that one of the horses wil1die within the year. hooted at the superstition. I've known 1t to happen more than once,' he said, with dubious shake of the head. He finally consented, accepted $1, and hauled the dead horse to the woods"
 "And did one of the horses die?' asked. 'Inside of ten weeks" was the prompt reply.
 Now, the story was true, but the ex- plantation was sheerest nonsense, and yet I'll venture to say that you can't beat it into the head of the farmer who lost the best horse of the pair. The great mistake in connection with testing superstitious fancies is that we are apt to make a note of the one instance in which they come true, and neglect to make q note of the other nine instances in which they fai.- Observer in Philadelphia Call.
The Press., 1887-11-24
All Sorts of I.oIson.

Mir. W. E. Daley, Advertising Agent Uf the Brooklyn Elevated Railroad, writes: "Infiammatory rheumatism swelled my legs and arms to twice their natural size. suffered excruciating pain. Your won- derful s. s. S., made complete cure.
 Major Sidney Herbert, editor of the Southern CultiUdtor and Dirie Fdrmer, Atlanta, Ga, writes: " I have fully tested the virtues of Swift's Specific, both aS a rheumatism cure and tonic. It has done even more than its proprietors claim for it.
 MT. Michael Long, Jr with the Stro- bridgt Lithographic Co.,, Cincinnati, Ohio, writes: " l suffered for two years with 6 terrible itching and painful sores on my neck, arms, hands and fingers. No phy- sician could help me. 5, s. s. relieved me perfectly and feel like new man.
 Mrs. Amanda Ingle, of Gastonis, N. O., writes My baby, when four months old, developed scrotula. He had two se- were risings and sores on the neck. sent for our family physician, who pronounced it scrofula, and prescribed $. s. s. for it. I gave the baby s s S., and 1t soon got tho disease under control. The sores are healed, and the baby is we'll and healthy. l know s. s s. saved its life, and told our doctor so. He k regular physician, and prescribed s. 8. s. for the baby as soon as he saw it had scrofula.
 Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free. TIE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.,, Drawer 8, Atlanta, Ga
The Press., 1887-11-24
A Mirage on tho Mojave Desert.

''I have the worst time in the world convincing my people of the real facts about mirages on the Colorado desert, '' said Conductor Tom Williamson, of the Atlantic and Pacific road, to a reporter.
 "Twenty miles out from Mojave, on my run, and all across the desert every morn ing just after sunrise, you see everything. You'd think you were right on the bank of river, but you never get to it. Then again you see magnificent lake, the color of an emerald-no go, no lake, can't get to it. And bless my stars, though I run over that road eTery day, and see these scenes over and over again, I can't bring myself to believe don't see water. We'll, if it's difficult for me, how much mora difficult is it for the passengers?
 Between my own superstitions about these things, if you may call them such, the questions of fresh grist of passen- gers every day, and my regular duties, you may be sure I have enough to do.s
 '1 have heard of ghosts lowering around and bothering railroad trains. l never saw any ghosts-that is, none of those things dressed in white-but I'll tell you what l did see once. It was two weeks ago last Monday morning. The sun rose just as we were crawling out ol Fenner, which is station 200 miles east of Mojave. It tipped as glorious a lake as l ever saw, all in an effulgent glow. Upon that lake, moving to and fro in boats, was myriad of people. Gliding, hither and thither, the scene reminded me of the re: alization of 8 strange mythological tale. It appeared to me as though there were g thousand people on that lake, big and little, old and young, male and female.
 "It was as if the whole thing was in DantOmime and then all af once fhc thing, or whatever it was, disappeared, was scared. Upon my word I was. ] have sort of notion that I'll get a new route. The hobgoblins on those mirages alarm me. "-San Francisco Examiner.
The Press., 1887-11-24
Sleep and Its Counterfsits.

The Frenchman, whose long trance or sleep attracted extraordinary attention in the latter part of March and the begin ming of April, was commonly spoken of as "the Soho sleeper" but when we speak of a man sleeping" for several days or weeks consecutively, it is obvious that we do not use the term in it's ordinary sense. We all know by experience what sleep is, and we cannot conceive ourselves as sleep ing for an indefinite time. Yet it is diff cult to draw Q line between normal and abnormal sleep; the physiological con- dition merges by insensible degrees into all kinds of pathological states, known as lethargy, trance, stupor, coma. Through the usual phenomena of dreaming, we pass likewise into those of nightmare, somnambulism, hypnotism, ecstasy, and the like. Yet it is important sharply to define typical instances of these condi- tions, so as to avoid hopeless confusion in an already obscure field of scientific in. quiry, and though we may for the sake of convenience occasionally use the term sleep in the wider sense, yet the distinc. tion between the various states included under it must be kept present in ouI minds.-Popular Science Monthly.
The Press., 1887-11-24
Oil on the Waves.

In pamphlet issued lately by the United States Photographic office, Lieut.. Underwood says that mineral oils are not so effective for use at sea us vegetable or animal. A comparatively small amount of the right kind of oil, say two quarts per hour, properly used, is sufficient, he asserts, to prevent much damage, both to vessels and to small boats, in heavy seas. The greatest result from oil is obtained in deep water. In surf, or where water is breaking on a bar, the effect is not so cer- tain; but even in this case oil may be of benefit, and its use is recommended by Lieut. Underwood. He advises that, when an attempt is about to be made to board Q wreck, the approaching vessel should use the oil after running as close as possible under the lee of the wreck. The wreck will soon drift into the oil, and then n boat may be sent alongside of her.-Scientific American.